I was really rooting for this team. Even if they’d been slow and failed to make 107%, they would have been the honourable plucky underdogs who loved their racing so much they went from the jaws of bankruptcy to the F1 grid.

But not only did they not take part in any session, they never fired up an engine or turned a wheel. Even the much mocked…[Read more]

The team have shown they operate to a high professional standard, and their rescue deal meant there was no option to do anything sooner. The 107% rule was designed to keep rubbish teams away, like Life and Andrea Moda in the 90s. Manor would hardly be an inconvenience to others, and besides negotiating backmarkers is a skill all…[Read more]

I believe that straight line testing still happens. It doesn’t count towards an annual testing limit, but can only cover a certain length/duration. It acts as a ‘shakedown’ to allow the teams to know if their car will actually function before a race weekend!

Not sure if the teams ever allow the public to attend these, down to their paranoia over…[Read more]

For any normal person, they want to get to retirement age (i.e. mid-late 60s) having earned enough for a comfortable retirement. And then relax, travel and enjoy the good things in life. Bernie is now in his 80s and has more money than any one person can possibly spend in a lifetime.